967  
FNUS53 KILX 230916  
FWFILX  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
416 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
TRANQUIL WEATHER WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, WITH NO  
MEANINGFUL RAIN CHANCES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. AFTERNOON  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE 30-40% RANGE. LIGHT WINDS,  
TRENDING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST TODAY AND SATURDAY, WILL RESULT  
IN POOR VENTILATION RATES.  
 
ILZ027>031-036>038-040>042-047>051-232115-  
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-  
SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GALESBURG, TOULON, PEORIA, LACON, EUREKA,  
CANTON, PEKIN, BLOOMINGTON, NORMAL, RUSHVILLE, HAVANA, LINCOLN,  
BEARDSTOWN, PETERSBURG, WINCHESTER, JACKSONVILLE, AND SPRINGFIELD  
416 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (-3) 47 (+1) 75  
RH % (24H TREND) 36 (-3) 89 (-3) 34  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4670 3490  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 71 72  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 8 S 10  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 37360 34900  
VENT RATE CATEGORY POOR POOR  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
70S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
ILZ043>046-052>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-232115-  
DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-  
DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-  
CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLINTON, MONTICELLO, CHAMPAIGN, URBANA,  
DANVILLE, TAYLORVILLE, DECATUR, SULLIVAN, TUSCOLA, CHARLESTON,  
MATTOON, PARIS, SHELBYVILLE, GREENUP, MARSHALL, EFFINGHAM,  
NEWTON, ROBINSON, FLORA, OLNEY, AND LAWRENCEVILLE  
416 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (-4) 45 (+1) 73  
RH % (24H TREND) 32 (-3) 99 (+4) 32  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4630 3930  
1700FT MIXING TEMP 70 70  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 7 SE 8  
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 32410 31440  
VENT RATE CATEGORY POOR POOR  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
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